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Peer reviewedMarsh, Herbert W.; Gouvernet, Paul J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1989
The construct validities of the Self Description Questionnaire I, the Perceived Social Competence Scale, and the Multidimensional Measure of Children's Perceptions of Control were assessed, using 508 seventh through ninth graders in Sydney (Australia). Factor analysis, multitrait-multimethod analyses, and patterns of correlations with additional…
Descriptors: Children, Construct Validity, Correlation, Discriminant Analysis
Download full textMarsh, Herbert W.; Richards, Garry – 1986
The Outward Bound Bridging Course is a 6-week residential program designed to improve academic achievement and self-concepts in low-achieving high school males. During 1980-1984, five courses were conducted for 66 Australian high school males. Most of them were ninth grade students, chosen on the basis of poor academic performance, an apparent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Course Evaluation, Foreign Countries
